After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of rats, Watson wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit, cotton wool, and a Santa Claus mask. He was studying whether or not __________ had occurred.
A) behavior modification
B) stimulus discrimination
C) extinction
D) stimulus generalization

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Watson was studying whether or not Little Albert would show a fear response to stimuli that were similar to the original stimulus (the rat) through a process called stimulus generalization.

After Little Albert Acquired a Conditioned Fear of Rats, Watson